The record was independently conceived by They Might Be Giants' John Flansburgh and McSweeney Press’ Dave Eggers and then assembled by a small group of music industry volunteers and literary figures, the CD and companion book The Future Dictionary of America feature new, exclusive and rare recordings from over 20 of today's best recording artists and original contributions from almost 200 writers including T.C. Boyle, Michael Chabon, Billy Collins, Michael Cunningham, Jeffrey Eugenides, Jonathan Franzen, Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, Art Spiegelman, Kurt Vonnegut and Wendy Wasserstein.